The Mallard in Wiltshire

The most favourite haunted place! We arrived late on a Saturday evening, tired and very hungry. We ordered starters and mains — and yes, we had to wait, but reasonably for a Saturday night. And it was so worth it — the food was amazing! It felt wonderfully homemade and real, like something lovingly cooked just for us. And no, we don't have any food photos… as I said, we were VERY hungry. The pub is in an impeccable location, and we’ll definitely be back next time. However, I’m not sure I should leave such a glowing review… if everyone goes there now, I might not get a table next time! lol

We were first to arrive and it was still quiet but the cafe was spotless, beautifully decorated and the staff were friendly and helpful. Perfect for a coffee while we waited for the house and garden to open.

We visited with family from France with dog who were looking forward to visiting for coffee and a light snack for lunch,we arrived on a dry bright Sunday lunch, although relatively busy, there were several tables empty, albeit full of dirty leftovers, when we pointed this out to the lovely girl behind d counter she promptly cleared table and wiped, from this point expectations fell away quickly, there was absolutely nothing to eat except carrot cake or muffins fresh or pre packed biscuits and flapjack ! We mentioned this to the counter staff who just said sorry were short staffed and low on food, there were 8 members of staff behind the counter ! Oh well, we ordered coffee which hit the spot first round fine, second round incorrect, then members of our party wished to visit the loo before leaving, a queue of several people waiting constantly to use 1 toilet that was disgustingly dirty from top to bottom ! All in all a poor experience of what some 18 months ago was a lovely place to visit, maybe it was just an Off day, but to have that many staff not doing a lot or cared a lot, not sure I would be in a hurry to revisit

We booked a table for the opening party, the pub opened earlier in the week with new staff and owners.

Ive been on this planet fir 58 years, £9.20 for a full english breakfast (i wanted fried bread ... an extra) + tea (extra) ... over cooked, nay cremated plate full of s**t arrived, bacon that i could have re soled my shoes with, fried (what with a thermal lance?) eggs, all massively over cooked (and i like my stuff well done) - THIS IS THE WORST AND POS MOST “FE” ive ever ever had .... ate the beans, nibbled the fried bread, attempted the bacon n sausages YUK ... wont ever return,